2020 Zarate Albariño Rías Baixas El Palomar

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 92.2 points

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  3/17/2023 - G.O. wrote: 92 Points

  Every sip brought memories of a fresh sea breeze. In this case, probably, an Atlantic one. Of course, it wasn't seawater in the bottle, but highly aromatic, quite acidic wine. With shrimp went extremely well.

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  1/23/2022 - bjamesclark wrote: 93 Points

  From the oldest, pre phylloxera Albariño vineyard in Rias Baixas. The wine is fermented and aged in a large, old 22 HL foudre and encouraged to finish its malolactic fermentation. The wine sees time on both its gros lees as well as the fine lees during its 9-month aging.
  The nose displays notes of preserved lemon, crunchy white raspberry and white peach, apricot, kumquat, sea mist, crushed rock and hits of lavender, lanolin and Spring flowers.
  The palate shows a lovely entry with nice viscosity and weight. Fresh and piercing acidity provides tension. Lovely fruit play on the palate with notes of lemon, white peach, apricots, kumquat and quince that play in concert with notes of saline, orange blossom water, honeysuckle, and subtle notes of pink peppercorn and herbs. The zesty, stony finish lingers.

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  12/30/2021 - AndreasMuc Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Die Nase ist zurückhaltend, aber sehr, sehr fein. Weißfruchtig, floral, viel Würze, Limette, Grapefruit, Kreide, Stein, feine Phenolik, aber alles leise und fein. Unglaubliche Mineralität am Gaumen, die Säure ist präsent, aber nicht spitz und super eingebunden. Extrem präzise und lasermäßig fokussiert, dennoch weich und bisschen cremig. Das ist Albariño “as good as it gets”. (95-96)

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